VYPR
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 19, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-4943

CVE-2014-4943

Description

The PPPoL2TP feature in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging data-structure differences between an l2tp socket and an inet socket.

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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.6.23,<3.2.62
    • (no CPE)range: <=3.15.6
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:*

Patches

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References

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